Abu Kamal Azrai

Muhammad Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal (born 3 October 1999) is a Malaysian field hockey player.

Career Domestic league In the Malaysia Hockey League, Abu Kamal represents Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

Under–21 Abu Kamal made his international debut at under–21 level. He represented the Malaysian U–21 team at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.

In 2018 he appeared at his second Sultan of Johor Cup.

National team Abu Kamal received his first call-up to the Malaysian Tigers in 2019. He appeared at the Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh and the FIH Series Finals in Kuala Lumpur, winning bronze and silver medals, respectively.

Since his debut, Abu Kamal has been a regular inclusion in the national squad. He has won silver medals at the 2022 Asian Cup in Jakarta and the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai, as well as gold at the 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh.

In recent years he has become a threat in the Malaysian forward line, recognised as one of the teams best goalscorers.

International goals GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 30 March 2019 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 2–1 4–2 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2 26 April 2019 National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5–0 6–0 2018–19 FIH Series Finals 3 5 October 2021 Lisnagarvey Hockey Club, Royal Hillsborough, Ireland 1–2 2–3 Test Match 4 6 October 2021 3–1 4–2 5 4 November 2022 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 4–1 7–2 2022 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 6 29 November 2022 NWU Astro, Potchefstroom, South Africa 2–2 3–2 2022 FIH Nations Cup 7 3–2 8 4 August 2023 Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai, India 2–1 5–1 2023 Asian Champions Trophy 9 9 August 2023 1–0 1–0 10 11 August 2023 1–1 6–2 11 12 August 2023 1–1 3–4 12 24 September 2023 Gongshu Canal Sports Park, Hangzhou, China 1–0 9–0 2022 Asian Games 13 5–0 14 26 September 2023 6–1 11–1 15 10–1 16 28 September 2023 7–1 9–2 17 2 October 2023 1–1 4–4 18 15 January 2024 Hockey Oman, Muscat, Oman 1–0 2–3 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers 19 18 January 2024 2–1 3–3 20 20 January 2024 5–0 5–0 21 4 May 2024 Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia 1–1 4–5 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 22 2–1 23 3–1 24 5 May 2024 2–1 6–2 25 7 May 2024 2–0 6–4 26 4–0 27 6–3 28 11 May 2024 1–0 2–3